学个词Learn a Word 第799期 Addiction

今天我们要学的词是addiction¹。 Addiction, 上瘾。Alcohol addiction, 喝酒上瘾，gambling² addiction, 赌博上瘾。现在有很多人上网玩游戏上瘾。"The first in-patient treatment center for Internet addiction has opened in Washington state," 美国华盛顿州开办了全美第一家专门治疗因特网上瘾的住院中心。

还记得南卡罗来纳州州长桑福德抛下一切，跑到阿根廷去见情人的丑闻吗？桑福德的太太接受采访时说，"She believes that her husband's affair is almost like an addiction to alcohol or pornography," 她觉得丈夫对外遇就好象是别人对酒精或色情上瘾一样。好的，今天我们学习的词是addiction...
 

1 addiction   

n.上瘾入迷，嗜好

参考例句：

• He stole money from his parents to feed his addiction.他从父母那儿偷钱以满足自己的嗜好。
• Areas of drug dealing are hellholes of addiction,poverty and murder.贩卖毒品的地区往往是吸毒上瘾、贫困和发生谋杀的地方。

2 gambling   

n.赌博；投机

参考例句：

• They have won a lot of money through gambling.他们赌博赢了很多钱。
• The men have been gambling away all night.那些人赌了整整一夜。